OK, pedantry aside, can we make it so it just works. Like it used to. :) DAN
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 6:07 PM, Grahame Fuller <grahame.ful...@autodesk.com>wrote: > It is on -- you need to turn it off. :) > > >From the help: > > MI_ENABLE_PIPE_MODE > > Tells mental ray not to open any TCP/IP sockets. This prevents problems > with firewalls when running Softimage. > By default this is set but you may need to unset it, for example, to use > imf_disp to show renders in progress. > > > gray > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Dan Yargici > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 10:37 PM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: Re: imf_disp error: Could not connect to the socket specified in > the stubfile > > It's been a while since I used Mental Ray but I just stumbled into this. > Can anyone explain the reasoning behind the decision to turn this feature > off by default? > > If it doesn't cause some kind of instability can we please get it back on > by default! > > Thanks, > > DAN > > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 1:58 AM, Simon Van de Lagemaat < > si...@theembassyvfx.com<mailto:si...@theembassyvfx.com>> wrote: > That did the trick tyvm!! > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair > Sent: February-21-11 3:17 PM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > Subject: RE: imf_disp error: Could not connect to the socket specified in > the stubfile > > > Try unsetting the environment variable: > > > > set MI_ENABLE_PIPE_MODE= > > > in setenv.bat > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Simon Van de > Lagemaat > Sent: February-21-11 4:57 PM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > Subject: imf_disp error: Could not connect to the socket specified in the > stubfile > > We're trying to view in progress frames via imf_disp and keep getting the > following error > > "Error: Could not connect to the socket specified in the stubfile" > > We don't have any firewalls on and this app used to work before we > upgraded to 2011 so not sure what's changed. Anyone know what socket it's > using? > >
